Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-09-29
WASHINGTON.

LARGE section of Washington, District
of Columbia, is threatened with water
famine owing TO the break in a thirty six
inch main which supplies that part of the
city. Many streets are flooded, and con-
siderable damage has already resulted.
The government receipts for this
month exceed the expenditures by $751;
278, $50. A deduction from this sum must
be made, however, on account of the
bonds purchased, which do not appear in
the statements until the end of the
month,
SPECIAL examiner is nov making an
examination of the accounts of General
N. B. Banks, United States Marshal at
Boston. At the Department of Justice
there is no knowledge of any wrong do
ing on the part of the marshal, but he
has been very delinquent in sending in
his accounts.
The supervising architect of the treas
ury to-day opened bids for the labor and
material for the superstruction of the
Federal building at keokuk, Iowa. The
bidders and amounts are as follows Z. +
Gobel, Chicago, $34 1898 and $35,sOO;
Rice 4 Bassett, Chicago, $32 ,S97, $33,447,
SS7 ,435 and $40,985; Lackworthy d. Menke,
Disney $3l,398.
THE railway post-ofice service has
been established on the line of the Min
nesota d. Northwestern railroad between
Chicago and Freeport H., distance of 105
miles Commencing Oct. 1, 1887, full
line of railway postoflice cars will be run
over the tracks of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee d St. Paul railway Company from
NJ, M,
Prairie du CHEN, Wis, to North MeGreg-
or, Iowa, 281 miles.
GovERNoR Ross, of New Mexico, in his
annual report to the secretary of the in
terror, says that there has been marked
increase in the population of the terri
tory during the last few years. The semi
decenniai census of 1856 shows popula-
ton of 134,l4l, gain of 1876 in five
years The governor is of the opinion
that nearly that number in addition has
been added during the last two years.
GEN. BLACK was decidedly better Mon
day, and no further solicitude is felt on
his account. But after recovering appar-
emily from his illness of two or three
weeks, during which he suffered great
pans, he had a relapse, and, though his
condition was at the time carefully con
cealed from the public, it is now known
that Friday night he was very low, Mem
bers of his household were alarmed about
him as they had never been before, even
in his most serious illRess. The attack
eliminated then, and he has steadily i'm
proved since, and is now not only out of
danger but tolerably comfortable.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Washington
says: Circulars have been forwarded to
all the United States consuls in Canada
asking for certified returns, according to
sworn statements made before them, of
the exports of various articles at each
Canadian port to the United States dur
ing the last three years. 1t is suppose
that the government wants the informa-
tion with a view to consider the question
of closer commercial relations with
Canada.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded the contract for the iron stair
for the Federal Building at Peoria, H.,
to the Winslow Brothers, of Chicago, at
S4,350, and for the extension of the
building the contract has been awarded
to Larkworthy & Menke, of Chicago at
$23,S14. The contract for ventilating
apparatus for the Federal Building at
Council Bluffs to Mr.. Kirkur, of Cincin-
natl, al S12 $50.